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Jehmal Hudson
Jehmal Hudson is a member of the Virginia State Corporation Commission. He assumed office on June 9, 2020. His current term ends on January 31, 2026.
He was appointed to the commission by Governor Ralph Northam (D) on June 9, 2020, to replace Patricia L. West.[1] The Virginia General Assembly approved the appointment and elected him to a term ending on January 31, 2026.[2]
Biography
Hudson has served as the director of government affairs at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where he first began working in 2010. Hudson has also served as the deputy policy director for the House Democratic Caucus and as chief counsel for U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D). He clerked for then-Senator Hillary Clinton while in law school.[1][3]
Education
- B.A., Adelphi University
- J.D., Vermont Law School[3]
Political career
Virginia State Corporation Commission (2020-present)
Hudson joined the Virginia State Corporation Commission in June 2020.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (2010-2020)
Hudson worked for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a number of roles from 2010 to 2020, including house liaison, congressional and intergovernmental affairs liaison, chief legislative policy counsel, and director of government affairs.[3]
Appointments
2020
Governor Ralph Northam appointed Hudson to the Virginia State Corporation Commission on June 9, 2020. Commission members are normally elected by the Virginia General Assembly for terms of six years, but a lack of agreement by the Virginia State Senate and the Virginia House of Representatives on the commission appointee meant that Northam was tasked with the appointment. Hudson was appointed to a limited term ending 30 days after the start of the next Virginia legislative session, which began on January 13, 2021. The Virginia General Assembly approved the appointment and elected him to a term ending on January 31, 2026.[1][2][4]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Virginia Mercury, "Northam appoints first African American judge to State Corporation Commission," June 9, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chris Henderson, "Phone conversation with the Virginia State Corporation Commission," February 8, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LinkedIn, "Jehmal Hudson," accessed June 15, 2020
- ↑ Virginia's Legislative Information System, "2020 Session," accessed June 15, 2020
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